Li Hongxia's illness came like a mountain. Ma Weiguo found Sihua and borrowed medical expenses for Li Hongxia with a promise of "the second half of my life is not worth 200,000 yuan", and he was in debt. In order to free herself and Ma Weiguo, Li Hongxia chose to leave this world peacefully, ending her short and bumpy life, experiencing the hardships of life but leaving her when happiness came, leaving Ma Weiguo alone to raise Duoduo with difficulty.

The old Nokia phone flashed green in the dark night, gradually changing from virtual to solid, and suddenly vibrated violently, the screen flashed on, and the alarm clock appeared at 5:30, followed by a monochord ringtone ringing like a requiem in the silent wee morning.

Ma Weiguo, who was on the high and low bed, sat up, and Li Hongxia also got up in a hurry. The small one-bedroom apartment was full of stuff, and none of the space was wasted, but it was well placed, with supermarket discount posters on the walls. Like any family living in peace, their belongings have increased over time, and although Li Hongxia has worked hard to tidy up, the boxes have been raised one by one, and all the storage tips introduced in the magazine have been used, but the room is still getting more and more crowded. Ma Weiguo discussed it with Li Hongxia and began to consider using his savings to buy a house. Just entering the 21st century, the concept of mortgage loans is not yet accepted by most people, but Ma Weiguo has a broad vision because of his sales and contact with people from all walks of life, and gradually understands the benefits of taking out a loan to buy a house. He and Li Hongxia don't have social housing to wait for, and affordable housing is not built for migrants like them, so they have no other choice than to buy commercial housing.

Li Hongxia woke up Duoduo, who was sleeping on the top bunk, and Ma Weiguo's day began. The three of them quickly got busy according to the long-term habits of life: his wife made breakfast, Duoduo closed his eyes and brushed his teeth and washed his face, Ma Weiguo wore a suit and tie, and the three of them were like clockwork, shuttling mechanically through the house, without colliding with each other, without waiting, without wasting a minute or second. Everything was rehearsed and orderly.

After breakfast, Duoduo stepped on the stool by the pool and began to brush the dishes, Li Hongxia changed into formal clothes after putting on makeup, and Ma Weiguo was braiding the braids, piercing the floor, and cleaning up the house for his daughter who was brushing the dishes. After everything was packed up, Ma Weiguo put a schoolbag on Duoduo's back, and the three of them went out at the same time. Li Hongxia put the slippers of the three people in turn in the order of her parents and turned off the lights and went out.

Duoduo is already in the first grade of primary school, but fortunately, the school is not far away, and it is only a 10-minute walk away. Therefore, every morning, Ma Weiguo and Li Hongxia sent Duoduo to school together, sent Duoduo to the school gate, and the two of them went to work separately.

On the sidewalk, Ma Weiguo and Li Hongxia held Duoduo's hand, and the family of three was doing a game of "stop-and-go" while walking.

Li Hongxia suddenly shouted: "Stop." "Toto is wrong. Ma Weiguo and Li Hongxia smiled happily.

Duoduo tilted his head and asked Ma Weiguo: "Dad, have you made a mistake?" "His expression is like that of a little adult, thinking about profound questions that adults don't have time to think about.

Ma Weiguo was stunned for a moment and nodded. "Dad once made a big mistake."

"Did you say I'm sorry?" The naïve Duoduo continued his own problems. Li Hongxia knew the mistake of what Ma Weiguo said and the heavy price he paid for it, but she didn't know whether to stop Duoduo and avoid evoking Ma Weiguo's painful memories. Ma Weiguo met his wife's worried eyes and smiled faintly, indicating that it didn't matter. After so many years of precipitation, he can already calmly face the ignorance and recklessness of his youth.

Ma Weiguo bent down and said solemnly to Duoduo: "It's okay that not every sorry can be exchanged. Duoduo blinked a little confusedly, this answer was beyond her comprehension.

In the afternoon, Ma Weiguo went out to visit customers, but he was closed, and he walked aimlessly on the street with a somewhat depressed mood. Since setting the goal of buying a house, Ma Weiguo feels that he has more courage on his shoulders, and he racks his brains to open up new customers and make more money, but the market in Beijing is close to saturation, and the room for performance improvement is getting smaller and smaller, and it seems difficult to take every step up.

After walking for a while, Ma Weiguo felt a little tired, and the soles of his feet hurt, so he propped his bicycle on the side of the road and rested on the telephone pole. He looked up at the sky that had been greyed by air pollution and sandstorms, and it looked familiar, as it was all year round in his small town. Ma Weiguo suddenly remembered the "net" of life that he had discussed with his sister Ma Hongmei many years ago, and he felt that he had broken free from this net in one sense, but in another sense, he was still trapped in this net. The net is not tightly bound, it is also a responsibility. A person's life is constantly going uphill and over the hurdles, just unloading a burden, and before he has time to catch his breath, he picks up another burden, and the cycle repeats itself until the end of his life.

Ma Weiguo was about to take out a cigarette from his pocket, when he suddenly saw two sanitation workers vigorously scrubbing the kraft sprayed on the wall with a rag - all kinds of small advertisements for obtaining certificates and issuing invoices. Ma Weiguo had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly remembered something, he took out the detergent and stepped forward, applied the detergent to the wall in the surprised eyes of the sanitation workers, and tried to wipe the words such as the certificate clean. I don't think this thing is really good, the spray marks on the wall miraculously disappeared, and the eyes of the two sanitation workers who were watching intently next to them lit up, and they approached and took the detergent and looked at it for a long time. Ma Weiguo looked at them expectantly, as if he saw a vast new world.

Li Hongxia was cleaning in the corridor of the hotel, wiping the windowsill with a semi-wet rag. A surprised voice suddenly sounded behind him - "Isn't this Li Hongxia?" ”

Li Hongxia didn't need to look back to know that she had met an acquaintance, but the other party had already recognized her, and there was no reason to escape, Li Hongxia turned around calmly, and after a while, she recognized that the woman in front of her used to dance with her and follow her to eat small roles. It can be seen from her fashionable and gorgeous outfit that this woman is in a good situation now. She was holding a middle-aged man, who was very rich and red, and he looked like a rich man.

"It's you, Wang Li, long time no see!" Li Hongxia was neither humble nor arrogant, and greeted each other very politely.

Wang Li ignored Li Hongxia, but spoke to the men around her very arrogantly and ostentatiously, as if Li Hongxia didn't exist at all. "She used to be a pillar of the song and dance troupe, and I danced with her. But ......" Wang Li glanced at Li Hongxia contemptuously, and said a little gloatingly: "Later, I broke my leg, but I didn't expect to be like this now, working as a cleaner here." It's really a phoenix that has lost its hair and is not as good as a chicken! When the man heard her say this, he couldn't help but look at Li Hongxia's disabled leg.

It's not the first time Li Hongxia has been ridiculed and humiliated in front of her like this. Those who used to only look up to her and envy her will not let go of the opportunity to trample on her dignity whenever they meet her. Li Hongxia had the urge to rush up and slap this **, making her close that sharp mouth forever, but she restrained herself, and her hand holding the rag trembled slightly. Wang Li was startled by Li Hongxia's fierce gaze, and unconsciously tightened the man's arm. Li Hongxia still restrained herself, slowly turned around, and continued to do her own thing.

The middle-aged man said, "Don't pay attention to this crazy woman", and held Wang Li and prepared to leave. This sentence stimulated Li Hongxia, who had not yet completely calmed down in her heart, and made her rational embankment collapse in an instant, and her suppressed anger erupted like a volcano. Li Hongxia picked up a basin of dirty water at her feet and splashed it on the dog man and woman. The two brightly dressed men instantly turned into reservoir dogs. It took the middle-aged man a long time to react, and he didn't expect that Li Hongxia, who was ridiculed like a flower child, would have the courage to fight back.

The middle-aged man and Wang Li pounced on Li Hongxia like mad dogs, completely devoid of the style of a gentleman and a lady. Wang Li tore Li Hongxia's hair, Li Hongxia's body leaned back and couldn't break free, and the middle-aged man saw the opportunity and kicked Li Hongxia hard in the stomach. Li Hongxia curled up like a shrimp in pain and squatted at the base of the wall in the corridor. They also wanted to continue to be violent against Li Hongxia, but were pulled away by passing guests and hotel staff. The two people clamored to complain to the hotel and gradually moved away.

A hotel waiter picked up Li Hongxia, who was paralyzed on the ground, and asked with concern, "Sister Xia, are you okay?" ”

"They ......," Li Hongxia struggled to speak.

"Don't talk about it!" The waiter said angrily, "We all heard it just now, everyone will testify for you, this kind of scum is just looking for smoke." Onlookers responded to the waiter's words, saying that they would support Li Hongxia and never let the hotel expel her.

The waiter saw that Li Hongxia was so painful that her forehead was covered with cold sweat, knowing that this kick was not light, and it hit the point, while scolding and beating a woman and being disabled, this man is simply inferior to a beast, and persuaded Li Hongxia, "Sister Xia, go to the hospital to have a look, look at your painful head sweat." Don't worry, I'll ask the manager for leave on your behalf."

Li Hongxia nodded gratefully, walked out of the hotel holding her stomach, and couldn't walk anymore. She gritted her teeth and called a taxi and went straight to the hospital.

In the evening, on the overpass with a lot of traffic under her feet, Li Hongxia lay on the railing in despair, watching the traffic below. There were no tears in her eyes, and the diagnosis certificate in her hand read: **Advanced cancer, etc....... Although the kick did not cause internal injuries, during the examination, it was diagnosed that Li Hongxia was terminally ill.

The wind blows the certificate and slowly flies into the distance......